Default Gateway
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What is a Default Gateway?
A default gateway is the router a device sends traffic to whenever the destination address is not on its own local network, acting as the exit point that forwa…
What is a Network Gateway?
A network gateway is the node — usually a router — that sits at the boundary of a local network and provides the exit point to a different network, most common…
What is HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol)?
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) is a Cisco-proprietary first-hop redundancy protocol that lets two or more routers share a single virtual IP and virtual MAC…
What is VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol)?
VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) is an open, IETF-standardized first-hop redundancy protocol — functionally similar to Cisco’s HSRP — that lets a grou…
What are First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP)?
A First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) lets two or more routers share a single virtual IP and virtual MAC address as a client’s default gateway, so if the acti…